Southwest Mississippi Community College
Southwest Mississippi Community College at a Glance
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About Southwest Mississippi Community College
According to Wikipedia, Southwest Mississippi Community College is a public community college in Summit, Mississippi. History The college was officially started in 1908 as an agricultural high school. The Pike County Agricultural High School opened on September 3, 1918, after receiving approval from the Pike County School Board the previous April. The high school began to incorporate college work into the curriculum in 1929 and by 1932 the school had become a junior college. Fifty-four years later in 1988, the name of the school was officially changed to Southwest Mississippi Community College.
Southwest Mississippi Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 69% | 57% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Southwest Mississippi Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,160 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $3,221 |
| 30K - 48K | $3,297 |
| 48K - 75K | $3,918 |
| 75K - 110K | $2,809 |
| 110K+ | $10,184 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Southwest Mississippi Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Southwest Mississippi Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $35,534 a year, and 84% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Southwest Mississippi Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,220 | 2,220 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Southwest Mississippi Community College?
Southwest Mississippi Community College is located at 1156 College Dr, Summit, MS 39666-0000.
How Safe is Southwest Mississippi Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Southwest Mississippi Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Southwest Mississippi Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Summit has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Southwest Mississippi Community College Known For?
Southwest Mississippi Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Southwest Mississippi Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Southwest Mississippi Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Southwest Mississippi Community College ranks #2508 in the U.S. and #8880 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSouthwest Mississippi Community College ranks #3234 in the U.S. and #11822 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
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